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The Cost of Ambition

Hard · Estimated difficulty. Six movies. Six categories. Use every movie once.

  • Sound of Metal
  • Far and Away
  • The Firm
  • The Power of the Dog
  • Jerry Maguire
  • A Serious Man

The categories

  • Comedy
  • Released in the 2020s
  • Romance
  • With Kodi Smit-McPhee
  • Western
  • Mystery

In the spotlight · How to play

THE QUICK CUT Step 1 of 3

How to play.

Give every movie a part.

Drag a movie to a category, or tap a movie and a category in either order. Use each movie once.

Animated

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Poster view · take your time.

Director’s note.

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Keyboard controls

1–6
Select a movie
A–F
Select a category
U
Undo a move
P
View selected poster
⌘ / Ctrl + Enter
Check your lineup
Esc
Cancel selection or close

Choose a movie and category in either order. Tab and Enter also work on every button.

The Cost of Ambition

Puzzle No. 3399

Play The Cost of Ambition, a Digger companion puzzle featuring Sound of Metal, Far and Away, The Firm and more. Match six movies to six overlapping clues.

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